Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Alfonso Delgado-Bonal

(SR RESEARCH SCIENTIST)

Alfonso Delgado-Bonal's Contact Card & Information.
Email: alfonso.delgadobonal@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.614.6293
Org Code: 613
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 613
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE CO

Positions/Employment


Associate Scientist

Universities Space Research Association (USRA) GESTAR Program - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

February 2020 - Present


Postdoctoral Fellow

NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD

February 2018 - February 2020


Postdoctoral Fellow

Spanish Research Council (CSIC) - Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences, Granada, Spain

January 2016 - November 2016

Education


Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) - International University of La Rioja (2020)

Bachelor in Economics - Spanish Open University (2018)

Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics - University of Salamanca (2015)

M.Sc. in Astronomy and Astrophysics - International University of Valencia (2013)

M.Sc. in Space Science and Technology - University of Alcalá (2011)

Licenciatura in Physics (5-year degree) - University of Salamanca (2010)

Awards


NASA Best First Author Paper - Goddard Climate and Radiation laboratory (2021)

NASA Scientific Achievement Award - Goddard Climate and Radiation laboratory (2020)

Best college thesis in economics - Spanish School of Economics in Madrid (2019)

Extraordinary Thesis Award in the courses 2015-2017 - Best PhD thesis work in Physics, University of Salamanca (2018)

NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship Award - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (2017)

"Professor Garmendia" Award - Best science PhD, University of Salamanca (2016)

Fundación Iberdrola “Energy Award” - Postdoctoral Fellowship - National program, Spain (2015)

Publications


Refereed

2022. "Cloud Height Daytime Variability From DSCOVR/EPIC and GOES-R/ABI Observations." Frontiers in Remote Sensing 3 [10.3389/frsen.2022.780243] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Effect of Scattering Angle on Earth Reflectance." Frontiers in Remote Sensing 2 [10.3389/frsen.2021.719610] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Global daytime variability of clouds from DSCOVR/EPIC observations." Geophysical Research Letters 48 [10.1029/2020gl091511] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Quantifying the randomness of the forex market." Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 569 125770 [10.1016/j.physa.2021.125770] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Daytime Variability of Cloud Fraction From DSCOVR/EPIC Observations." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 125 (10): [10.1029/2019jd031488] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "On the use of complexity algorithms: a cautionary lesson from climate research." Scientific Reports 10 (1): 5092 [10.1038/s41598-020-61731-7] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Analyzing changes in the complexity of climate in the last four decades using MERRA-2 radiation data." Scientific Reports 10 (1): 922 [10.1038/s41598-020-57917-8] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Quantifying the randomness of the stock markets." Scientific Reports 9 (1): 12761 [10.1038/s41598-019-49320-9] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Approximate Entropy and Sample Entropy: A Comprehensive Tutorial." Entropy 21 (6): 541 [10.3390/e21060541] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Entropy of radiation: the unseen side of light." Scientific Reports 7 (1): 1642 [10.1038/s41598-017-01622-6] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Human vision is determined based on information theory." Scientific Reports 6 (1): 36038 [10.1038/srep36038] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Martian Top of the Atmosphere 10–420 nm spectral irradiance database and forecast for solar cycle 24." Solar Energy 134 228-235 [10.1016/j.solener.2016.05.004] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Solar and wind exergy potentials for Mars." Energy 102 550-558 [10.1016/j.energy.2016.02.110] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Solar cell temperature on Mars." Solar Energy 118 74-79 [10.1016/j.solener.2015.04.035] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Evaluation of the Atmospheric Chemical Entropy Production of Mars." Entropy 17 (12): 5047-5062 [10.3390/e17075047] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "A Mathematic Approach to Nitrogen Fixation Through Earth History." The Early Evolution of the Atmospheres of Terrestrial Planets 23-31 [10.1007/978-1-4614-5191-4_3] [Article in Book]